ORCHESTRA & WIND ENSEMBLE
Elegy (1977; rev. 1998)
Scoring: flute solo, string quartet, 4 perc & string orchestra
Commissioned: National Endowment for the Arts
Premiere: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; Florida State University Symphony Orchestra, Philip Spurgeon, conductor
Opperman Music Hall, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, May 1977
Premiere of Revision: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Ray Fowler, conductor
Armstrong Auditorium, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester VA, April 1998
Duration: 16’30”
Published: Dorn (OP) - Available from the Composer
Scoring: flute solo, string quartet, 4 perc & string orchestra
Commissioned: National Endowment for the Arts
Premiere: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; Florida State University Symphony Orchestra, Philip Spurgeon, conductor
Opperman Music Hall, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, May 1977
Premiere of Revision: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Ray Fowler, conductor
Armstrong Auditorium, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester VA, April 1998
Duration: 16’30”
Published: Dorn (OP) - Available from the Composer
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Gentle, Into That Night (1988)
Scoring: picc-2-2-3 (b cl)-2, 4-3-3-1, 2 perc, harp & strings
Commissioned: The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Donald Black, conductor
St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington DC, November 1988
Duration: ca. 12’
Published by MMB (OP) - Available from the Composer
Scoring: picc-2-2-3 (b cl)-2, 4-3-3-1, 2 perc, harp & strings
Commissioned: The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Donald Black, conductor
St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington DC, November 1988
Duration: ca. 12’
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Inventions [youth orchestra] (1991)
Scoring: picc-2-2-2-2, 4-2-3-0, 3 perc & strings
Commissioned: Youth Orchestras of Prince William (VA)
Premiere: Youth Symphony Orchestra; Hernan Murno, conductor
Hylton High School, May 1992
Duration: ca. 15’
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Scoring: picc-2-2-2-2, 4-2-3-0, 3 perc & strings
Commissioned: Youth Orchestras of Prince William (VA)
Premiere: Youth Symphony Orchestra; Hernan Murno, conductor
Hylton High School, May 1992
Duration: ca. 15’
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Nocturne (2002) [Byron & Shelley]
1. Sun of the sleepless! melancholy star!
2. Music
3. As the moon’s soft splendor...
4. Ozymandias
5. Rough wind that moanest loud
6. Music, when soft voices die
7. So, we’ll go no more a-roving
Scoring: soprano solo, 3 (picc)-2-2-2-contra), 4-2-3-0, timp, 2 perc & strings
Commissioned: The Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: Tony Arnold, soprano; The Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Schulze, conductor
The Maryland Theatre, Hagerstown MD, March 2002
Duration: 30’
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1. Sun of the sleepless! melancholy star!
2. Music
3. As the moon’s soft splendor...
4. Ozymandias
5. Rough wind that moanest loud
6. Music, when soft voices die
7. So, we’ll go no more a-roving
Scoring: soprano solo, 3 (picc)-2-2-2-contra), 4-2-3-0, timp, 2 perc & strings
Commissioned: The Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: Tony Arnold, soprano; The Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Schulze, conductor
The Maryland Theatre, Hagerstown MD, March 2002
Duration: 30’
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Palmer House Dream Dances (1991)
1. Waltz
2. Ragtime
3. Valse Triste
4. Tango
5. Fox Trot
Scoring: picc-2-2(E hn)-2 (b cl)-2-contra, 4-3-3-1, timp, 2 perc & strings
Commissioned: The Paducah Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: The Paducah Symphony Orchestra, Jordan Tang, conductor
Symphony Hall, Paducah KY, January 1991
Duration: ca. 15’
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1. Waltz
2. Ragtime
3. Valse Triste
4. Tango
5. Fox Trot
Scoring: picc-2-2(E hn)-2 (b cl)-2-contra, 4-3-3-1, timp, 2 perc & strings
Commissioned: The Paducah Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: The Paducah Symphony Orchestra, Jordan Tang, conductor
Symphony Hall, Paducah KY, January 1991
Duration: ca. 15’
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Scenes (2012)
1. Footsteps
2. Moonlight Dancing
3. Nighthawks
4. Desolation
5. Stomp!
Scoring: Wind Ensemble - picc-4-2(1st dbl. e hn)-4+b cl-2-3, 4-4-3-1-1, timp, 4 perc, db
Commissioned: Texas Lutheran University
Premiere: TLU Wind Ensemble, Beth Bronk, conductor
Jackson Hall, Seguin TX, April, 2012
Duration: 12’
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1. Footsteps
2. Moonlight Dancing
3. Nighthawks
4. Desolation
5. Stomp!
Scoring: Wind Ensemble - picc-4-2(1st dbl. e hn)-4+b cl-2-3, 4-4-3-1-1, timp, 4 perc, db
Commissioned: Texas Lutheran University
Premiere: TLU Wind Ensemble, Beth Bronk, conductor
Jackson Hall, Seguin TX, April, 2012
Duration: 12’
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Symphony (2003/04)
1. Prologue
2. Scherzo I
3. Serenade
4. Scherzo II
5. Epilogue
Scoring: 2-2-2 (b cl)-2, 2-2-0-0, 2 perc & strings
Commissioned: The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Jan Wagner, conductor
Armstrong Hall, Shenandoah Conservatory, WInchester VA, March 2005
Duration: 32’
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1. Prologue
2. Scherzo I
3. Serenade
4. Scherzo II
5. Epilogue
Scoring: 2-2-2 (b cl)-2, 2-2-0-0, 2 perc & strings
Commissioned: The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Jan Wagner, conductor
Armstrong Hall, Shenandoah Conservatory, WInchester VA, March 2005
Duration: 32’
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Triple Concerto for violin, clarinet, piano & winds (1996)
1. Largo
2. Allegro
Scoring: violin, clarinet & piano solos, picc-2-2-E hn-3-b cl-2-contra, 4-3-3-0, bass, 3 perc
Commissioned: The Verdehr Trio & Michigan State University Wind Symphony
Premiere: The Verdehr Trio & Michigan State University Wind Symphony
Wharton Center Great Hall, MIchigan State University, East Lansing MI, February 1996
Duration: ca. 12’
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1. Largo
2. Allegro
Scoring: violin, clarinet & piano solos, picc-2-2-E hn-3-b cl-2-contra, 4-3-3-0, bass, 3 perc
Commissioned: The Verdehr Trio & Michigan State University Wind Symphony
Premiere: The Verdehr Trio & Michigan State University Wind Symphony
Wharton Center Great Hall, MIchigan State University, East Lansing MI, February 1996
Duration: ca. 12’
Available from the Composer
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